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Baptizing Your Job Into Service to Christ
There once was a young man named Arsene who lived in Paris, France. Arsene worked as a grocer, but he absolutely hated his job because he felt like he was meant for bigger things. In his mind, circumstances created by … Continue reading →
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Brokenness, Business, Christ's Birth, Complaining, Contentment, Depression, Desires, Disappointment, Discipleship, Dying To Self, Faithfulness, Giving, God's Will, God's Work, Greed, Humility, Individuality, Influence, Inner Peace, Ministry, Missions, Money, Prosperity, Service, Submission, Suicide, Trusting In God, Work
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Tagged a grocer who committed suicide in Paris, blessed are the poor, serving Jesus in the workplace, serving Jesus on the job site, using your job as a place of service to Christ
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It’s Hard to Be Still
Be still, and know that I am God… (Psalm 46:10, N.K.J.V.) Royce was our child who couldn’t sit still. He was hyper, fidgety, squirmy, active, and all sorts of other wiggly. He could sit and play his PlayStation for hours, … Continue reading →
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Children, Church Attendance, Comfort, Contentment, Courage, Depression, Doubt, Dying To Self, Faith, Fear, God's Love, God's Omnipotence, God's Omnipresence, God's Guidance, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, God's Word, Impatience, Joy, Needs, Parenting, Patience, Peace, Personal, Problems, Revenge, Spiritual Warfare, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
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Tagged Be still and know that I am God, Faith, psalms, the benefits of trusting in God, the solution for worry, What does God mean by "be still"?, what it means to rest in the Lord
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If in This Life Only…
Sometimes you’ll hear a preacher make the statement, “Even if there is no heaven, the benefits you receive in this life make it worth it to follow Jesus.” I remember saying this myself a time or two in my younger … Continue reading →
Posted in Belief, Bible Study, Christ's Resurrection, Church Attendance, Discipleship, Doing Good, Dying To Self, Eternity, Forgiveness, Heaven, Missions, Money, Pastors, Prayer, Preaching, Revenge, Reward, Sacrifice, Salvation, Service, Stewardship, Witnessing
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:19, believing in Santa Claus, christianity, if Christ is not risen, If in this life only we have hope in Christ, jesus, Santa Claus and Jesus, we are of all men the most pitiable
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Give God All There Is of You
William Booth was one of the most famous ministers who ever lived. When he became a Christian at the age of 15, he wrote in his diary, “God shall have all there is of William Booth.” He then spent the … Continue reading →
Posted in Adversity, Aging, Christ's Death, Commitment, Complaining, Disappointment, Discipleship, Doing Good, Dying To Self, Evangelism, Faithfulness, God's Work, Human Life, Ministry, Missions, Obedience, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Sacrifice, Salvation, Sanctification, Service, Submission, Suffering, Trials, Witnessing
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Tagged Bramwell Booth, Clapton Congress Hall, God shall have all there is of William Booth, London's Olympia, the Salvation Army, William Booth, William Booth losing his eyesight
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Breaking Away from Family & Upbringing
If you are a Christian who was born into a “Christian” household, let me ask you a question: If you had been born into a household that was not “Christian,” would you have still believed in Jesus Christ at some … Continue reading →
Posted in Change, Children, Choices, Church, Church Attendance, Commitment, Courage, Decisions, Desires, Discernment, Dying To Self, Faith, Faithfulness, Family, Fatherhood, Fear, God's Guidance, God's Will, God's Work, Husbands, Individuality, Obedience, Parenting, Salvation, Service, Submission, Trusting In God, Wives, Work
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Tagged Abraham in Haran, Abraham leaving Ur, Abraham taking Lot along, Abraham taking Terah along, breaking away from your religious upbringing, the influence of family, when family comes between you and God, when family gets in the way
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The Most Shocking Convert Ever
(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #15) Imagine Osama Bin Laden becoming a Christian and asking to speak in Christian churches. Imagine Adolph Hitler converting to Judaism and asking to speak in Jewish synagogues. Imagine the Grand Wizard of … Continue reading →
Posted in Brokenness, Change, Church, Conscience, Conviction, Dying To Self, Evangelism, God's Sovereignty, God's Work, Ministry, Missions, Persecution, Salvation, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", Service, Submission, The Gospel, Witnessing
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Tagged It is hard for you to kick against the goads, paul, Paul's Damascus Road experience, Saul becomes Paul, Saul's conversion, Saul's persecution of Christians, the effect Stephen's death had upon Saul, What goads did Saul kick against?
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When You Know What to Do But Don’t Do It
“And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.” (Luke 12:47, N.K.J.V.) It’s one thing when you honestly don’t know what to do about … Continue reading →
Posted in Backsliding, Choices, Coming Judgment, Conscience, Conviction, Decisions, Disobedience, Dying To Self, Fear, God's Will, Obedience, Problems, Rebellion, Seeking Advice, Stewardship, Trusting In God, Worry
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Tagged a steward must be found faithful, knowledge brings accountability, the danger in knowing God's will, the faithful steward, the parable of the steward, the responsibility that comes with knowing God's will, the unfaithful steward
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Are You Willing to the Pay the Cost?
Author Lafcadio Hearn was known for his books about Japan. In particular, his collections of Japanese traditional stories and legends were very well received. One such story involved a Japanese farmer who owned a valuable rice field that covered a … Continue reading →
Posted in Character, Christ's Death, Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, Dying To Self, Giving, God's Work, Good Works, Humility, Ministry, Missions, Money, Problems, Service, Submission
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Tagged Christ's example of servitude, farmer who saw a tidal wave coming, Japanese story from Lafcadio Hearn, Jesus washing the feet of the disciples, Lafcadio Hearn, the cost of being a servant, what servitude costs you
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Unopened Perfume
For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. (2 Corinthians 2:15, N.K.J.V.) Donald Barnhouse was one of America’s best-known preachers. He pastored Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church from … Continue reading →
Posted in Character, Commitment, Doing Good, Dying To Self, God's Will, God's Work, Good Works, Individuality, Influence, Ministry, Missions, Obedience, Personal Holiness, Sanctification, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Stewardship, Submission, Talents, Witnessing, Worship
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Tagged 2 Corinthians 2:15, Donald Barnhouse illustration about perfume, the Christian as the fragrance of Christ, using your spiritual gifts for the Lord, using your talents for the Lord
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The Trouble with Convenient Ships
But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to … Continue reading →
Posted in Backsliding, Choices, Decisions, Disobedience, Dying To Self, Faithfulness, God's Judgment, God's Will, God's Work, Man's Freewill, Ministry, Missions, Obedience, Preaching, Rebellion, Sowing and Reaping, Submission
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Tagged convenient ships, god, God and the Ninevites, H.G. Bosch, Jonah, Jonah fleeing to Tarshsish, Jonah running from God, misinterpreting open doors, nineveh, the port city of Joppa
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The Disciple's Road 